Lesson Title: Branches of Government 45 Minutes Each

Name: Andrea Ohlson Lesson Title: Branches of Government – 45 minutes each Objectives: 1. Distinguish between the role of the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches of government.

Teacher Material: Student Material:  YouTube video – Three Ring Government  Branches of Government posters

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-  “Teaching Your Group” worksheets EISWIY9bG8  Exit Tickets

 Branches of Government posters

 “Teaching Your Group” worksheets  Exit Tickets External Script-In your own words Planned Instructional Anticipated Instructional Activities? Learners’ Event Activities? Gain attention We have been learning Watch the School House Rock Students will gain about the Constitution and video interest in the 5 minutes the Preamble and now we http://www.youtube.com process of the are going to talk about the /watch?v=-EISWIY9bG8 Government government that came to be because of those documents. Inform We have learned a little Write the objectives on the Students will learners of about the branches of board repeat the objectives government because of our objective and detective skills in the discuss it in their 5 minutes constitution and now we partners. are going to really distinguish the differences between the three branches of government Stimulate What do we know about Write the three branches of Students will recall of prior the government today? government up on the board in discuss their knowledge 3 columns. Give the students a background Give them a couple of chance to talk in their 4’s knowledge about 5 minutes minutes to discuss and about today’s government and the government then have them come back what they know about the and writing their together and go over what format. Have the students go groups thoughts they wrote on the board. up to the board once they have on the board. discussed in their groups and put their thoughts up on the board. Present new Today we are going to Split the students into groups Students will get content become learners and of 3 into their groups teachers all in the same Pass out the Branches of and get their 10 minutes lesson. I will be separating Government papers that they papers that they you into groups of 3 and will be gaining their will need. you are going to be the information from. They will be educators on the branch of in groups of three and each government that I give you. student in the group will have different branch of government that they will need to learn about Provide It is important that you #1 - Put on the board a hard Students will learning become the best teacher long division problem and just discuss in their guidance that you can on your write the answer on the top of partners and see subject. I am going to show the problem with no work the difference 5 minutes you a great example of shown. between the teaching and a poor examples. example of teaching so that #2 – Write the same problem you can see the difference on the board and walk through and you can decide how each step and talk about why you should teach your this is the better example branch. #1 – Have the students do a quick share with a problem about if this is going to be a good example or not and why. Call on students and have them tell you what the problem is. Elicit Students will take 8 – 10 Walk around the classroom Students will be performance/ minutes to become masters and answer any questions and studying their provide of their branch of help students as needed. branch and feedback government learning about the other two 20 minutes Students will take 15 minutes to teach each other about their branch and take notes on the other branches of government 8. Assess Observe students as they Walk around the classroom Students will be performance work individually and in and listen and look at the gaining knowledge their groups. students information sheet to and teaching to see if they are writing their group Listen to how they are teaching their branch 9. Enhance Have a branch of retention and government fact that the transfer students will see in the mornings and they have to decide which branch it is. Extension I will have students do a government sort to keep the information fresh and really sink in.